Comparison

Interval Timer Plus vs IntervalBeats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Interval Timer Plus

This versatile timer app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage timed activities. Customize multiple intervals with individual colors and sounds, and save them as presets for quick access. It's designed for ease of use and visibility, even from a distance, and works seamlessly in the background.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Named intervals with voice readout
  • Individual colors and sounds
  • Count time or repetitions
  • Unlimited presets
  • Works in background
  • Full screen color coding
Features
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Free, simple and easy to use all purpose Interval Timer SIMPLE AND FREE INTERVAL TIMER + 1-Tap Quickstart + No signup required, download and get going immediately GLANCEABLE + Very Big Fonts, visible from everywhere + Full screen color coding, works like a traffic light right in front of you + Portrait or landscape, always uses the full screen space POWERFUL ADVANCED PRESETS + Multiple intervals, each individually customizable + Name your intervals and have Interval Timer read it out to you + Individual colors and sounds + Count time or repetitions + Unlimited amount of presets ACCESSIBLE + Works with locked screen or while in another app + Reads out the interval name, so you know exactly what’s on + Vibration or silent mode, for the times when you need to tune it down + Works great with headphones and your own music + Supports dark and light mode REPEAT YOUR ROUTINE + Prepare and save your settings in presets + Pick your presets and start with just 1-tap OPTIMIZE ALL OF YOUR ACTIVITIES + Tabata timer + HIIT training + Crossfit + Circuit training + Fitness routines + Home workouts + Boxing round timer + Calisthenics circuit timer

About

IntervalBeats

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various activities like workouts, focus sessions, and sleep. It integrates with Apple Music for seamless playlist transitions and also supports other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Ready-to-use templates
  • Timer Sets
  • Sleep Timer
  • Background timer
  • Visual cycle progress
Features
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IntervalBeats is a focused interval timer for workouts, HIIT, tabata, stretching, meditation, and anything else that benefits from structured time. Built around Apple Music — pick your intervals, choose a work playlist and a rest playlist, press start. APPLE MUSIC — RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE Apple Music is the smoothest path. Connect once and IntervalBeats plays, pauses, and switches between your work and rest playlists automatically — even while the screen is locked. The Sleep Timer pauses Apple Music precisely at zero whether your phone is locked or not. Requires an Apple Music subscription. WORKS WITH OTHER AUDIO APPS TOO Prefer Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Audible, or YouTube Music? Start playing in your audio app, then launch an IntervalBeats session — your audio mixes with our beep cues. Workout auto-pause and the Sleep Timer also work with these apps; just keep IntervalBeats on screen (we dim it for you) so iOS allows us to send the pause. No Apple Music subscription needed. KEY FEATURES • Customizable intervals — Set work and rest durations in seconds and minutes, pick any number of cycles • Ready-to-use templates — 16 presets across Focus (Pomodoro, Study Sprint), Classroom (Brain Break, Station Rotation), and fitness (HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, yoga, and more) — start in one tap • Timer Sets — Chain multiple timers into one seamless workout with automatic or manual transitions • One-tap repeat — Restart a workout or a Set without leaving the summary screen • Built for iPad — Split-screen layout makes full use of your tablet • Visual cycle progress — Progress ring tracks your rotations in real time • Sleep Timer — Fall asleep to your music with an automatic pause at the time you choose EVERYTHING ELSE • Countdown before start — Optional countdown so you have time to get ready • Beep cues — Configurable interval beeps and end-of-phase sounds • Haptic feedback — Feel every phase change • Background timer — The timer itself keeps ticking when your screen is off or you switch apps • Large, readable display — See your time and phase clearly, even mid-workout • Saved presets — Build once, reuse forever PERFECT FOR • HIIT and Tabata workouts • Circuit training and CrossFit • Running intervals and sprint training • Stretching and yoga flows • Focus sessions and Pomodoro • Meditation and breathwork • Classroom activities, brain breaks, and transitions • Any timed activity with work and rest phases DESIGNED FOR FOCUS IntervalBeats stays out of your way. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Just a timer that respects your music and your time. PRIVACY IntervalBeats does not collect personal data. Apple Music permission is used only to play the playlists you choose. See the full privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback? Contact intervalbeats@icloud.com

Screenshots

Interval Timer Plus4 screens
IntervalBeats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IntervalBeats at none against Interval Timer Plus's 1. IntervalBeats also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Interval Timer Plus's advantage is ratings volume (6.4K vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interval Timer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IntervalBeats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Interval Timer Plus against 5.0 for IntervalBeats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interval Timer Plus has 6.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Timer Plus ships an update every 2 months, IntervalBeats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Timer Plus versus IntervalBeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Timer PlusIntervalBeats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSu-Au HwangIouri Zinoviev

Customer experience

Interval Timer Plus

All ratings6,252 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews687 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.8%

IntervalBeats

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Interval Timer Plus

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio alerts not working when app is in the background

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to delete saved workouts

IntervalBeats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interval Timer Plus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

IntervalBeats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Timer Plus free?
Interval Timer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntervalBeats free?
IntervalBeats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Timer Plus or IntervalBeats?
IntervalBeats is rated higher. Interval Timer Plus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while IntervalBeats averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Interval Timer Plus or IntervalBeats have ads?
Neither Interval Timer Plus nor IntervalBeats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Timer Plus or IntervalBeats?
Interval Timer Plus ships an update every 2 months, and IntervalBeats every 2 weeks. Most recently, Interval Timer Plus was updated on November 6, 2026 and IntervalBeats on November 5, 2026.

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